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Suffering and the sovereignty of God / John Piper, Justin Taylor, editors. - Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, c2006. - 254 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

pt. 1. The sovereignty of God in suffering. Suffering and the sovereignty of God : ten aspects of God's sovereignty over suffering and Satan's hand in it / John Piper -- All the good that is ours in Christ : seeing God's gracious hand in the hurts others do us : seeing God's gracious hand in the hurts others do to us / Mark R. Talbot -- pt. 2. The purposes of God in suffering. The suffering of Christ and the sovereignty of God / John Piper -- Why God appoints suffering for his servants / John Piper -- Sovereignty, suffering, and the work of missions / Stephen F. Saint -- The sovereignty of God and ethnic-based suffering / Carl F. Ellis, Jr. -- pt. 3. The grace of God in suffering. God's grace and your sufferings / David Powlison -- Waiting for the morning during the long night of weeping / Dustin Shramek -- Hope ... the best of things / Joni Eareckson Tada -- Appendices. Don't waste your cancer / John Piper, David Powlison -- An interview with John Piper / John Piper, Justin Taylor.

ISBN: 1581348096 9781581348095

Standard No.: 9781581348095

LCCN: 2006018431

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Providence and government of God--Christianity.
God (Christianity)--Omnipotence.
Theodicy.

LC Class. No.: BT732.7 / .S835 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 231/.8